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Where does “pula” come from?

pula (Romanian) comes from Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pula (Romanian): dick, cock; dick, dickhead; nobody

Definitions

  1. dick, cock; dick, dickhead; nobody

Ancestry of “pula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
2LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pula”

  • putz
  • поц
  • puțoi
  • puță
  • pula
  • pulos
  • pule
  • פּאָץ
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